Alli Webb
{{short description|American entrepreneur and author}}
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Alli Webb is an American businesswoman and writer. She is the co-founder of Drybar, a chain of American salons providing a hairstyling service known as blowouts.
Early life and education
Growing up in Boca Raton, Florida, Webb attended Olympic Heights Community High School.{{cite news |last1=Solomon |first1=Lois K. |title='Shark Tank' stars give Boca students their million-dollar tips for success |url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/education/fl-ne-shark-tank-20190114-story.html |accessdate=September 21, 2019 |work=Sun Sentinel |date=January 14, 2019}}{{cite news |last1=Fagen |first1=Faran |title=Olympic Heights student wins 'Shark Tank' sweepstakes, visit from TV hosts |url=https://www.palmbeachpost.com/entertainmentlife/20190507/olympic-heights-student-wins-shark-tank-sweepstakes-visit-from-tv-hosts |accessdate=September 21, 2019 |work=Palm Beach Post |date=May 7, 2019}} Webb's parents owned a clothing business, which sparked her interest in fashion.{{cite news |last1=McGoodwin |first1=Lauren |title=Meet Alli Webb, the Genius Behind Drybar |url=https://www.careercontessa.com/interviews/alli-webb-drybar/ |work=Career Contessa |date=October 22, 2013}} She left Florida State University after one year,{{cite news |last1=Rudulph |first1=Heather Wood |title=Get That Life: How I Opened a Chain of Blow-Dry Bars |url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/career/news/a31525/get-that-life-alli-webb-drybar/ |accessdate=September 21, 2019 |work=Cosmopolitan |date=September 29, 2014}} and moved to New York City, where her brother worked for Nicole Miller. Webb also began working for Miller in New York.{{Cite web|url=https://www.inc.com/magazine/201808/lindsay-blakely/how-i-did-it-alli-webb-drybar.html|title=She Couldn't Stand Working With Her Brother. Then They Started a $100 Million Company Together|last=Blakely|first=Lindsay|date=2018-06-26|website=Inc.com|access-date=2019-05-23}}
Career
Webb and her brother later left New York City for their native Florida, where they opened more stores for Miller. When the two chose to end their partnership, Webb attended The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale. She was trained in hairdressing by Toni & Guy and worked under John Sahag.{{cite web |last1=Geschwind |first1=Max |title=Drybar Founder Launching Podcast Highlighting Celebrity Entrepreneurs |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/drybar-founder-launches-podcast-highlighting-celebrity-entrepreneurs-1129331 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |date=25 July 2018 |accessdate=20 September 2019}}
In 2010, Webb co-founded Drybar with her brother Michael Landau and her then husband Cameron Webb.{{Cite web|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2010/02/dry-bar|title=Dry Bar, a Blowout-Only Salon, Brings Affordable Luxury to Angelenos' Manes|last=Jolie|first=Nadine|website=Vanities|date=25 February 2010 |language=en|access-date=2019-05-23}} By 2019, there were over 125 locations.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thedrybar.com/locations/|title=Drybar Locations|website=www.thedrybar.com|access-date=2019-05-23}} In 2013, Webb developed a line of styling tools and products.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/drybar-launches-products-styling-tools-use-at-home-433045|title=Hair Wars: Drybar Launches Products and Styling Tools to Use at Home|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=4 April 2013 |access-date=2019-05-23}}
In 2016, Webb released The Drybar Guide To Good Hair For All;{{Cite web|url=https://www.bustle.com/p/drybar-founder-alli-webb-says-broken-open-by-elizabeth-lesser-was-her-lifeline-during-difficult-times-15942382|title=Drybar Founder Alli Webb Says This Book Got Her Through Her Most Difficult Times|website=Bustle|date=26 March 2019 |language=en|access-date=2019-05-28}} a New York Times bestseller.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2016/11/13/fashion-manners-and-customs/|title=Fashion, Manners and Customs Books - Best Sellers - November 13, 2016 |work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-05-23|issn=0362-4331}}
In July 2018, Webb launched a podcast with Landau called “Raising the Bar."
In 2019, Webb joined season 10 of ABC's Shark Tank as a new guest shark.{{Cite web|url=https://abc.go.com/shows/shark-tank/news/updates/drybar-founder-alli-webb-joins-the-tank-as-guest-shark|title=Drybar Founder Alli Webb Joins the Tank as a Guest Shark {{!}} Shark Tank|website=ABC|access-date=2019-05-12}} She and Landau launched "Squeeze", a massage service with associated app.{{Cite web|url=http://coveteur.com/2019/03/21/inside-squeeze-revolutionary-new-on-demand-massage-service/|title=The Founders of Drybar Just Launched Your Next Self-Care Obsession|date=2019-03-21|website=Coveteur|access-date=2019-05-23}}
Webb was named one of the “100 Most Creative People in Business” by Fast Company in 2013,{{Cite web|url=https://www.fastcompany.com/3009273/35-alli-webb|title=35. Alli Webb|last=Rockwood|first=Kate|date=2013-05-13|website=Fast Company|access-date=2019-05-23}} and included on Fortune's "40 Under 40" list that same year,{{Cite web|url=http://fortune.com/40-under-40/2013/alli-webb-33/|title=Alli Webb|date=2014-05-09|website=Fortune|access-date=2019-06-18}} and ranked as Marie Claire's “Top Beauty Expert” for their Women on Top list in 2011.{{Cite web|url=https://www.marieclaire.com/women-on-top-awards|title=Women on Top|last=Moura|first=Sophie|date=2011-10-20|website=Marie Claire|access-date=2019-05-23}}
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Category:21st-century American women writers
Category:21st-century American businesswomen
Category:American business writers
Category:American hairdressers
Category:American women company founders
Category:Businesspeople from Florida
Category:Florida State University alumni